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Caneadea vs Hume vs Belfast
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Caneadea has the most expensive homes ($157k median).
Hume has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).
Belfast has the most affordable homes ($96k median).
Caneadea is a college town. 39.7% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Caneadea | Hume | Belfast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,316Highest |
2,055 |
1,797Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 22.7±0.8Lowest 43% below NY |
40.3±4.5Highest about the NY average |
38.8±3.3 about the NY average |
| Hume and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.2%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.4%±3 NY: 20.5% |
27.4%±2.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Belfast and Hume are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.8%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.1%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.8%±1.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Hume and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55%Highest NY: 40.2% |
30.3% NY: 40.2% |
21.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 39.7%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
4.6%±3.2 NY: 7% |
3.2%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,563±$12kHighest 4% below NY |
$68,958±$14k 20% below NY |
$64,954±$8kLowest 24% below NY |
| Caneadea and Hume are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $156,600±$10kHighest 63% below NY |
$110,600±$36k 74% below NY |
$95,600±$7kLowest 77% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $991±$180Highest 39% below NY |
$811±$78 50% below NY |
$568±$58Lowest 65% below NY |
| Caneadea and Hume are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,677Highest 44% below NY |
$3,206 51% below NY |
$2,839Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.8%±17.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
21.4%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
33%±25.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Belfast and Hume are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.3%Highest NY: 14% |
11.2% NY: 14% |
9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1969 10 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 39% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
29 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.8%±7.2 NY: 14.9% |
7.8%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.7%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Belfast and Caneadea are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.